Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an integrated PDC communication strategy aligned with the REFD Vice Chancellor imperatives and the divisional goals.
• Produce clear, accessible content across channels including MyVU stories, campus messages, briefings, social media, digital signage, video, and web pages.
• Assist with Monthly Project Report with PDC Leadership and maintain a consistent, predictable communication cadence to the Vanderbilt community.
• Support crisis and incident communications in collaboration with the REFD Communications team and other partners.
• Ensure alignment with institutional tone, accessibility standards, brand consistency, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate closely with REFD Communications team to ensure alignment amongst all projects.
• Lead the design and execution of a comprehensive community engagement program that strengthens relationships with students, faculty, staff, neighbors, and partners.
• Coordinate engagement with student groups (VSG, GSC, Residential Colleges, international student groups, affinity organizations) and develop programming that meets community needs.
• Lead student-facing campaigns such as Anchor Updates newsletter, project town halls, and collaborative events (campus and project tours, project-related events, move-in, move-out, etc).
• Oversee on campus events such as tours, project-related events, and reoccurring university events (move-in, move-out, family weekend, etc).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in communications, public affairs, marketing, or community
• Experience in construction, higher education, or government strongly preferred.
• Experience partnering with or communicating to student audiences is strongly preferred.
• Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, and visual storytelling skills across formats.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex operational or policy concepts in clear, accessible language.
• Proven experience designing and managing communications strategies that build trust in sensitive or high-stakes environments.
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to build relationships with officers, students, faculty, staff, and external stakeholders.
• High emotional intelligence; ability to convey empathy, clarity, and professionalism during difficult or high-pressure situations.
• Strong project management skills; highly organized; able to manage multiple simultaneous priorities.
• Comfort with analytics and data-informed storytelling.

Nice To Have

• Experience in construction, higher education, or government strongly preferred.
• Experience partnering with or communicating to student audiences is strongly preferred.